"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for killing Kong."

"Reward: 80,000 XP, 8000 mana"

"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for comprehending the level 8 esoterics of Kong Kill. You are only missing the ninth level's esoterics until comprehending the entire Hell Array Formation!"

Instant kill!

He easily passed the level! This was way too easy!

If it were all like this, Maxwell would only need a few more minutes to break out of this damn array.

Of course, if it were anyone else in this world apart from Maxwell, they wouldn't be able to pass this level that quickly. Even if a King ranker came, they wouldn't be able to solve it that fast. The people of this world would never think that plaster peeling off a statue would result in the statue coming alive!

On the other hand, Maxwell was very clear about this.

They were monsters in a petrified state. In his previous life, there were plenty of games that had such monsters inside them. Players would get close to these statues, and they would come alive to attack you.

Before all the plaster fell off the statue, kill it with a single slash!

This was the best time for an instant kill! It was an experience that Maxwell had accumulated through thousands of times during his gaming sessions.

That's why the opponent was so easily instant-kill'd.

The stone Kong on the ground looked up at Maxwell, filled with confusion. Its empty eyes stared at Maxwell as if it wanted to say: "I haven't even made my appearance yet, and you killed me already! At least give me a chance to show my face or something!"

Maxwell directly stomped on its head, shattering it. He then coldly harrumphed: "Looking at you annoys me!"

Immediately after, another light in the shape of a lotus descended.

The ninth level opens!

"Level 9. Fire Devouring Kill!"

Maxwell stepped forward without hesitation, and the surrounding environment started turning illusory.

However, when Maxwell stepped into the ninth level, he rubbed his eyes in shock. He then said to himself, "Did I come to the wrong place? Could this be an illusion?"

There was nothing here...

Except for a pile of beast cores!

They were crystal clear beast cores that gave off a rich amount of mana.

There were nine different types of mana being emitted and drifting into the void.

Maxwell carefully observed the area and said to himself, "Could this be the eye of formation of the legends?"

"Shit!"

"Who the hell cares! With so many beast cores, who would waste such an opportunity? So what if it's an illusion? This is all money and only an idiot would pass it up!" Maxwell immediately ran up to it and shoved it all into his spatial ring.

The moment when the last beast core was sent into his storage.

"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for comprehending the ninth level's esoterics. Fire Devouring Kill. You have mastered the whole Hell Array!"

"Bam!"

The surrounding environment started to crack. The dark nothingness began to break off one piece at a time, like space being shattered. In just a few breaths of time, everything disappeared, and Maxwell had returned to the base of the mountain as if he had never moved from the spot.

"It was broken just like that!"

Shock!

Maxwell was shocked. He thought the ninth level would be one huge, intense battle and didn't expect that taking the beast cores would end the formation. The person who designed this formation is rather too eccentric.

The ninth level of the Hell Array wasn't supposed to be like this.

It was originally supposed to have a huge Fiery Demon that could spew hellfire, capable of obliterating everything in its path.

But the gnomes were too rushed in trying to lay out this array. Fire-attribute beast cores were supposed to be used as their energy source, but they only used normal ones. This was why the ninth level couldn't manifest the Fiery Demon, which was why Maxwell was able to break through it so easily.

Moreover, most likely in this world, Maxwell would be one of the few who would snatch up all the beast cores without any hesitation.

If those beast cores weren't taken away, the mana would continue fueling the array. The array wouldn't be broken so quickly, and Maxwell wouldn't be able to escape from it.

This was the mentality of a transmigrator like Maxwell, while others of this world would never have done this!

Maxwell was extremely happy as he opened up the system to see his new stats.

Within the system, there was an extra selection.

Arrays: Hell Array

Type: 4

Proficiency: 100%

Materials Needed to Set The Array: Fire-attacked beast cores (Power – 100%) Normal demon cores (Power – 60%)...

"No wonder!"

Maxwell was relieved when he saw that the formation was only at 60% of its power. If it were at 100% of its power, most likely he would never be able to escape from it. He then said to himself: "That was a very close call..."

Maxwell looked up at the cave entrance halfway up the mountain. He then sneered and said unhappily: "You damn midget, I'm coming for you!"

---

The tribe of the minimalistic gnome race.

The place where Fernando resided.

Ben did his best convincing tone: "Little prince, just tell Uncle Ben where the King's Seal is. I will bring you lots of good food, and I'll secretly bring you to see your parents. I know the place where your parents are undergoing seclusion training."

Fernando's face was still pale-looking.

There was too much power behind Asher's slap, so he almost couldn't handle it.

Fernando maintained his innocent and pure-looking expression of a child: "Uncle Ben, I really don't know where the King's Seal is. If I knew about it, I would definitely tell you. I really miss my parents. Uncle, can you bring me to see them? Just one look is enough. Once I see them, I might even remember where the King's Seal is."

Ben's expression turned grim.

His eyes carefully observed Fernando with calm, looking eyes. He then said to himself: "Does this little devil really not know where the King's Seal is, or is he pretending?"

He couldn't see through Fernando.

Because Fernando's acting skills were simply too good.

It was completely flawless!

If he were put in Maxwell's previous world, he would most likely win the Oscar Awards!

In reality, Fernando was feeling very heavy-hearted right now. The moment he asked to see his parents, he noticed the change in Ben's expression. Just from that, he could tell that his parents may no longer be living in this world. This made him cry inside like crazy.

He forcefully restrained himself so that nothing was revealed on his face.

Fernando was holding back with all his might!

He almost couldn't do it anymore, but clenched his teeth to hold on. There was only a slight trace of hope in his heart right now, "Boss, quickly come for me. I almost can't do this anymore."

A seven-year-old child knew that his parents had been killed, but couldn't cry. He couldn't even show any signs of pain from it. This type of feeling was extremely difficult for him to endure. It was at least a few hundred times more painful than when he was slapped by Asher's palm.

Around this time, a gnome guard entered through the door.

The guard had an ugly look on his face as he went up to Ben and said, "Lord Ben, the Hell Array was broken through by that human."

"What!"

Ben's eyes widened, and shock could be clearly seen in them. He then shouted: "Are you sure? How can a trashy human like him break out from the Hell Array? Did you see the wrong thing?"

The guard shook his head and replied: "No!"

Ben's expression changed back as he coldly harrumphed: "So what if he broke the array? The entrance to our race's territory is one big array. There's no way he can find it, let alone enter it."

The guard's expression turned uglier as he said, "Lord Ben, that, that, that human has already set foot onto our tribal lands."

"What!"

Ben's body faintly trembled, and his face paled. When he recalled Maxwell's slap, he unconsciously touched the left side of his face.

At this time, a deep and robust voice had spread out to the entire gnome race's territory.

"Ben! You damn little midget better come out here!"

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